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Kirk Little | |
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| Birth name | Kirk Stuart Little |
| Born | August 4, 1980 |
| Origin | Sheffield, England |
| Genres | Rock, alternative rock, blues rock, country blues, folk |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, bass, mandolin, ukelele, harmonica |
| Years active | 2004–present |
Kirk Little (Kirk Stuart Little; born August 4, 1980) is a British musician, songwriter, record producer and composer. He is one half of blues/acoustic duo Delaney as well as a member of Soldier Blue.
Early life
[edit]Kirk Stuart Little, the son of Denise and Neville Little, was born the youngest of four children (three brothers, one sister) in Sheffield, England.
He began playing the guitar at the age of 8 after seeing the film, Back to the Future and gained inspiration from the "Johnny B. Goode" scene. Combined with a guitar music education from his oldest brother, Brett, he was surrounded by the players he would try to copy for hours on end such as, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, and Peter Green. While trying to seek out other guitar driven music from the 60's and 70's he slowly fell in to appreciating the music which surrounded the Mod movement in Britain during those eras. It was at this time in his teens when he attended the Sheffield College where he met other like-minded people with whom he started his first foray into bands.
During his time at college he started to develop his playing and songwriting as he gained an interest in Jazz and Classical music. These new forms of composition didn't fully take hold until he attended the prestigious Dartington College of Arts in Devon. It was here where Kirk really started to experiment with many different forms of composition. Studying alongside other art students in fine art, theatre and creative writing he was exposed to many different genres colliding together. Something which Kirk revelled in taking what he could get from each to gain inspiration. Sometimes taking a very Avante-Garde style, he pushed his compositional techniques to the extreme mixing modern and old styles together. Never one to stick to the mainstream he would be always looking to add something a little different to his pieces, a mindset he still aims for to this day.